Royal Mail has unveiled its 7,000th electric vehicle, strengthening the company’s position as having the largest electric delivery fleet in the UK. The 7,000th zero-emission version of Royal Mail’s famous red vans has been deployed at South Lambeth Delivery Office, adding to the 70 others already used for deliveries and… Read more »
Northgate Vehicle Hire launches Drive to Zero Consultancy to support fleets on the road to Net Zero
Northgate Vehicle Hire has launched its new Drive to Zero Consultancy, which is dedicated to supporting businesses in planning and implementing their transition to electric vehicles, including both LCVs and cars. This initiative is tailored to businesses operating 20 or more vehicles, providing fully independent and impartial hands-on EV-focused consultancy… Read more »
Fraikin invests more than £1.5 Million to bolster Mobile Maintenance Network
Mobility solutions expert Fraikin has invested in 30 new 3.5-tonne mobile technician vans, helping to maximise the capabilities of its nationwide customer maintenance service. The move continues an ongoing mobilisation plan that aims to have 50 new mobile technicians and vans in place by the end of 2025. Each… Read more »
Positive Steps For the UK Van Sector
Last week, SMMT published the latest light commercial vehicle registration figures, which showed more than 51,000 new vans, 4x4s and pick-ups joined UK roads in March – a year-on-year decline of -3.2%. However, demand for electric vans weighing up to 4.25 tonnesrose for the sixth month running, reaching a new… Read more »
UK Hose, the UK’s largest independent hydraulic hose breakdown service, chooses MAN TGE to strengthen its nationwide customer care network.
Fluid Power Professionals, UK Hose, has recently taken delivery of 12 new MAN TGE vans. These vehicles, operated by the UK Hose Field Service Engineers, join the company’s nationwide hydraulic breakdown fleet and will traverse the country, from Land’s End to John O’Groats, servicing, supporting, and repairing customers’ vehicles, plant… Read more »
Marshall Fleet Solutions chill out with New MAN TGEs
Marshall Fleet Solutions, the long-established supplier of Thermo King and Frigoblock refrigeration units in the UK, has just added 59 new MAN TGE vans to its nationwide customer service fleet. The new vehicles, in the form of standard wheelbase TGE 3.140 vans, are manned by Marshall Fleet Solutions service engineers… Read more »
Topspeed Couriers accelerates electric fleet transformation with Webfleet
Topspeed Couriers is accelerating its ambitious journey to net zero by leveraging Webfleet, Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution, to support its transition to electric vehicles. With a commitment to achieving net zero by 2040, the leading same-day courier service, has already electrified 59% of its 210-strong vehicle fleet –… Read more »
IVECO DAILY flexes its muscles with AMS Recovery Trucks
The IVECO Daily is renowned for its rugged truck-based chassis that enables operators to downsize their vehicles without compromising on capability. This new Daily recovery truck freshly completed by AMS Recovery utilises that hardy DNA to become one of the most capable vehicles in the recovery arena. Based on… Read more »
Burnt Mills Tyres celebrates 30th Anniversary with first Renault Trucks E-Tech Masters
Essex-based Burnt Mills Tyres Limited, has marked its 30th anniversary with a significant step towards sustainability by introducing its first fully electric vehicles. Supplied by Peter Thirkettle at Norfolk Truck and Van, three new Renault Trucks E-Tech Master L2H2 panel vans will provide Burnt Mills Tyres’ on-site and roadside… Read more »
Carbon reduction remains the key concern for LCV fleets, reports Northgate
Carbon reduction remains the primary reason for LCV fleets looking to transition from diesel and petrol to electric vehicles, according to the data from Northgate’s latest customer research. Among the fleets that attended Northgate’s Reading Drive to Zero EV roadshow in 2024, 62.5% identified carbon reduction as their main motivation… Read more »